Search Results "TAAC: Telecommunications Access Advisory Committee"

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 35 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services (2010 ADA Title II Regulations with amendments issued through Aug. 2016)
  Section 35.151(d) Scope of coverage (Section-by-Section Analysis)

  including those contained in the 2004 ADAAG, prescribe what is necessary to ensure that buildings and facilities, including fixed or built-in elements in new or altered facilities, are accessible...

• Federal Documents > Standards > 36 CFR Part 1194 Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards (Section 508 Standards)
  § 1194.23(g)

  (g) If the telecommunications product allows a user to adjust the receive volume, a function shall be provided to automatically reset the volume to the default level after every use....

• Federal Documents > Standards > 36 CFR Part 1194 Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards (Section 508 Standards)
  § 1194.23(b)

  (b) Telecommunications products which include voice communication functionality shall support all commonly used cross-manufacturer non-proprietary standard TTY signal protocols....

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities (2010 ADA Title III Regulations with amendments issued through Dec. 2016)
  § 36.303(d)(4)

  (4) A public accommodation shall respond to telephone calls from a telecommunications relay service established under title IV of the ADA in the same manner that it responds to other telephone...

• Federal Documents > Standards > 36 CFR Part 1194 - Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Final Standards and Guidelines (with amendments issued through Jan. 2018)
  C201.3 Access to Functionality

  Manufacturers shall ensure that telecommunications equipment and customer premises equipment is accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities by providing direct access to all...

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 36 CFR Part 1193 Telecommunications Act (Section 255) Accessibility Guidelines
  §1193.33(a)

  (a) Manufacturers shall ensure access to information and documentation it provides to its customers....

• State and Local Documents > Laws > Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 (with amendments issued through 2008)
  225(d) Regulations

  (d) Regulations

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities (2010 ADA Title III Regulations with amendments issued through Dec. 2016)
  § 36.303(d)(3)

  (3) A public accommodation may use relay services in place of direct telephone communication for receiving or making telephone calls incident to its operations.

• State and Local Documents > Laws > Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 (with amendments issued through 2008)
  225(c) Provision of services

  transmission services shall, not later than 3 years after July 26, 1990, provide in compliance with the regulations prescribed under this section, throughout the area in which it offers service, telecommunications...

• Federal Documents > Preamble to Regulations > 36 CFR Part 1193 Telecommunications Act (Section 255) Accessibility Guidelines - Preamble
  Regulatory Flexibility Act

  In particular, the certification noted that manufacturers of telecommunications equipment and customer premises equipment are required to comply with section 255 of the Telecommunications...

• Webinars, Videos, and Training > Spirit of the ADA
  ADA25: #22 of 25 -- Preservation of Relay Services
  

  TAWNY: Title IV of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) helped implement the national relay program that provides equal telephone access for deaf and hard of hearing people....

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 36 CFR Part 1193 Telecommunications Act (Section 255) Accessibility Guidelines
  Section 1193.33 Information, Documentation, and Training (Advisory Guidance)

  Section 1193.33 Information, Documentation, and Training

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 36 CFR Part 1193 Telecommunications Act (Section 255) Accessibility Guidelines
  Section 1193.51 Compatibility (Advisory Guidance)

  Section 1193.51 Compatibility

• Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 28 CFR Part 35 Title II Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) (published 2008)
  § 35.151(d) Scope of coverage

  Unless specifically stated otherwise in the text, advisory notes, appendix notes, and figures contained in the ADA Standards explain or illustrate the requirements of the rule; they do not...

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 35 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services (2010 ADA Title II Regulations with amendments issued through Aug. 2016)
  § 35.151(d) Scope of coverage.

  Unless specifically stated otherwise, the advisory notes, appendix notes, and figures contained in the 1991 Standards and the 2010 Standards explain or illustrate the requirements of the...

• Federal Documents > Standards > 2010 ADA Standards
  Location: ADA Standard Section 502.3.4

  Section 502.3.4 covers the current ADA Standards for the required location of access aisles.

• Products and Additional Resources > Products
  Federal Relay Service
  

  The Federal Relay Service (FedRelay) is the only federal government telecommunications service contracted through the General Services Administration that allows Federal eployees [sic] who...

• Federal Documents > Standards > 36 CFR Part 1194 - Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Final Standards and Guidelines (with amendments issued through Jan. 2018)
  C201.1 Scope

  Manufacturers shall comply with the requirements in the Revised 255 Guidelines applicable to telecommunications equipment and customer premises equipment (and related software integral to...

• Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Federal Aviation Administration Draft Advisory Circular 150/5360-14A, Access to Airports by Individuals with Disabilities
  Federal Aviation Administration Draft Advisory Circular 150/5360-14A, Access to Airports by Individuals with Disabilities

  Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration  Advisory Circular Subject: Access to Airports by Individuals with Disabilities Date: Draft Initiated By: AAS-100...

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 36 CFR Part 1193 Telecommunications Act (Section 255) Accessibility Guidelines
  §1193.23(b)(4)

  (4) Making reasonable efforts to validate any unproven access solutions through testing with individuals with disabilities or with appropriate disability-related organizations that have...

• Federal Documents > Standards > 36 CFR Part 1194 Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards (Section 508 Standards)
  § 1194.23(h)

  (h) Where a telecommunications product delivers output by an audio transducer which is normally held up to the ear, a means for effective magnetic wireless coupling to hearing technologies...

• Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 36 CFR Part 1194 - Proposed Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Standards and Guidelines NPRM - Preamble
  C201.1 Scope (Section-by-Section Analysis)

  C201.1 Scope (Section-by-Section Analysis) This section proposes that telecommunications equipment and customer premises equipment, as well as related software, would be required to comply...

• Federal Documents > Standards > 36 CFR Part 1194 Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards (Section 508 Standards)
  § 1194.23(a)

  (a) Telecommunications products or systems which provide a function allowing voice communication and which do not themselves provide a TTY functionality shall provide a standard non-acoustic...

• Links > Advocacy/Legal Service
  TDI
  

  TDI (formally known as Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Inc.) was established in 1968 originally to promote further distribution of TTYs in the deaf community and to...